Quantitative Evaluation of the Effect of Moisture Contents of Coconut Shell Activated Carbon Used for Respirators on Adsorption Capacity for Organic Vapors

Industrial Health

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-60

  Abiko, Hironobu ^a   Furuse, Mitsuya ^a   Takano, Tsuguo ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

^b National Institute of Industrial Health   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption capacity; Breakthrough time; Gas filter; Moisture adsorption; Organic vapors; Respirator

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COCONUT; GAS MASK; HUMIDITY; JAPAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STANDARD; VOLATILIZATION;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; COCOS; HUMIDITY; JAPAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 77249145925     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.48.52     Document Type: Article

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